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Lunch

Lobster Chowder

A turn-of-the-century lunch recipe featuring lb. lobster, with the original instructions and source page intact.

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What you’ll need

Ingredients

  • 2 lb. lobster
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 2 common crackers, finely pounded
  • 4 cups milk
  • 1 slice onion
  • 1 cup cold water
  • Salt
  • Paprika or cayenne

Make it happen

Directions

  1. 1

    Remove meat from lobster shell and cut in small dice. Cream two tablespoons butter, add liver of lobster (green part) and crackers; scald milk with onion, remove onion, and add milk to mixture. Cook body bones ten minutes in cold water to cover, strain, and add to mixture with lobster dice. Season with salt and paprika.

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